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Question 5 • Initial Credit- Common Core English 11 1.0
Read the excerpt from The Namesake.“That you want us to call him Nikhil.”“That is correct.”Mrs. Lapidus nods. “The reason being?”“That is our wish.”“I’m not sure I follow you, Mr. Ganguli. Do you mean that Nikhil is a middle name? Or a nickname? Many of the children go by nicknames here. On this form there is a space—”“No, no, it’s not a middle name,” Ashoke says. He is beginning to lose patience. “He has no middle name. No nickname. The boy’s good name, his school name, is Nikhil.”Mrs. Lapidus presses her lips together and smiles. “But clearly he doesn’t respond.” “Please, Mrs. Lapidus,” Ashoke says. “It is very common for a child to be confused at first. Please give it some time. I assure you he will grow accustomed.” Which best states the conflict revealed by this conversation?
Answer
A
an internal emotional conflict between Ashoke’s cultural values related to education and the needs of his child
B
an external conflict between Mrs. Lapidus and Gogol over his wish to be called by a traditional Indian name
C
an external cultural conflict between the traditional schooling expectations of Mrs. Lapidus and Ashoke
D
an internal conflict between Mrs. Lapidus’s expertise as an educator and her wish to respect Ashoke’s cultural traditions
Explanation
Ashoke explains that Nikhil is his son’s “good name” for school, while Mrs. Lapidus expects the school to use the name the child responds to and questions the arrangement. Their disagreement reflects a clash between Ashoke’s cultural naming tradition and Mrs. Lapidus’s expectations in the school setting. This is an external conflict between the two adults, not an internal conflict or a conflict between Mrs. Lapidus and Gogol.
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